inorganic - cannot be made from once living things crystal - the pattern of a minerals material that will form into a sold. element - a object made of a single atom. compound - two or more elements put together so they don't have their distinctive properties anymore. streak - the color of the minerals powder luster - how a minerals surface reflects light. cleavage - a property that lets a mineral split along flat surfaces fracture - is a rock breaking apart in a different way fluorescence - an uncommon property of being able to, glow an ultra purple
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Section 4-1 Properties of Minerals
Vocabulary :
inorganic - cannot be made from once living thingscrystal - the pattern of a minerals material that will form into a sold.
element - a object made of a single atom.
compound - two or more elements put together so they don't have their distinctive properties anymore.
streak - the color of the minerals powder
luster - how a minerals surface reflects light.
cleavage - a property that lets a mineral split along flat surfaces
fracture - is a rock breaking apart in a different way
fluorescence - an uncommon property of being able to, glow an ultra purple
Outline:
Introduction- In a museums' hall of minerals
- There are substances you never heard of.
What is a mineral?- Naturally Occurring
- Inorganic
- Solid
- Crystal Structure
- Definite chemical composition
Identifying minerals